Peg board hanger

ABSTRACT

A wire hanger having spring biased members mountable to a peg board. Each member has a downwardly extending support rod and an upwardly extending rod parallel with the support rod and perpendicular to the end of the member. The end portions of the members extend outwardly cooperating with the support rods and upwardly extending rods to secure the hanger to the board. Various configurations for the hanging portion of the members are disclosed.

United States Patent [151 3,682,426

Owen [4 1 Aug. 8, 1972 [54] PEG BOARD HANGER FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS or: James J. Ow n, 3107 Midvale 1,320,420 1 /1963 France..248/DIG. 3 lndlanapollsylnd- 46222 892,834 3/1962 Great Britain .2]H59 22 F1 d: A ril9, 1971 l 1 l e p Primary Examiner-J. Franklin Foss 1pp 132,658 Attorney-Woodard, Weikart, Emhardt & Naughton 52 US. Cl..248/225, 211/88, 248/DIG. 3 ABSTRACT [51] Int. Cl. ..A47g 23/02 A wirehan er havin s i biased members mounta 581 Field ofSearch...248/223,224, 225, 220.5, 302, ble to a g beam 5,, ,f has a downwardly 248/303 3;2l1/l06* 88 extending support rod and an upwardly extending rod parallelwith the support rod and perpendicular to the [56] References cued endof the member. The end portions of the members UNITED STATES PATENTSextend outwardly cooperating with the support rods and upwardlyextending rods to secure the hanger to 3,532,318 10/ 1970 Lloyd ..248/311 the board Various configurations for the hanging Pop 3,141,937 7/ 1964Edward ..248/DIG. 3 tion of the members are disclosed 3,031,161 4/1962I-Iawie ..248/DIG. 3 3,310,271 3/1967 King ..248/225 9 Clains, 8 DrawingFigures PATENTEDAU: 8 m2 3.682.426

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INVENTOR L/nmas J. Owe BY u/MMMM,M f'WzJ-M ATTORNEYS PEG BOARD HANGERBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention isin the field of hanging devices.

2. Description of the Prior Art Peg boards and wire hangers are wellknown. Three such devices are disclosed in the following US. Pat. Nos.:3,031,161 issued to l-lawie; 3,241,799 issued to Terlinde; and,3,339,871 issued to Larson. A similar hanger is disclosed in the US.Pat. No. 2,926,442 issued to Reimel.

Some of the prior art hangers are not particularly stable when force isapplied to the outermost portion of the hanger with respect to the pegboard. If the hanger is mounted to a single hole in the peg board, thenthe hanger will tend to rotate in the hole and will therefore beunstable. It is therefore desirable to have a hanger which is connectedto at least two of the openings in the peg board. Suitable supportingflanges should be provided in the hanger adjacent to each peg boardopening so as to properly support the hanger. The hanger should beinexpensive to produce and allow for quick and easy mounting to the pegboard. The hanger disclosed herein is a spring biased wire having endsinsertable through the peg board. All portions of the wire hanger areformed by bending including the support portions for increasing thestability of the hanger. The hanger disclosed herein is therefore lessexpensive to produce as compared with the prior hangers. In addition,the hanger provides more stability while still having a quick and easymounting capability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is a hanger mountable to a pegboard comprising: first and second members connected together and havingends spring biased apart, said members having downwardly extendingsupport rods adjacent said ends and a hanger portion extending outwardlyfrom said ends and above said support rods, said support rods abuttingsaid board and supporting said hanger portion when said ends extendthrough said board. I

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improvedpeg board hanger which is stable when mounted to a peg board.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a peg boardhanger which is inexpensive to produce and which may be quickly andeasily mounted to a peg board.

Related objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparentfrom the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a front view of a hangerincorporating the present invention shown mounted to a portion of apanel.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the hanger of FIG. 1 with the panel shown insection to more clearly illustrate the mounting of the hanger.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a V-shaped hanger incorporating the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a top view of another V-shaped rod incorporating the presentinvention.

FIG. 5 is a view looking in the direction of arrows 5 5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a top view of a U-shaped hanger incorporating the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is a side view looking in the direction of arrows 7--7 of thehanger of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary front view of a panel having pegorationsdifferent from the perforations shown in F1 1.

DESCRIPTION or PREFERRED EMBODIMENT For the purposes of promoting anunderstanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now bemade to the embodiment illustrated inthe drawing and specific languagewill be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understoodthat no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended,such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device,and such further applications of the principles of the invention asillustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to oneskilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Referring now more particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown a portion of apeg panel 20 having a plurality of perforations 21 extendingtherethrough. The perforations are horizontally spaced apart a distance22 with each perforation being circular in configuration. FIG. 2 showspanel 20 in section illustrating the mounting of a hanger 30 to thepanel.

Hanger 30 is produced from wire and is formed by bending. The hanger hasa pair of members or portions 31 and 32 integrally joined together withthe ends 33 and 34 projecting through holes 21. Ends 33 and 34 arespring biased apart a distance greater than the distance 22. Thus,members 31 and 32 may be squeezed partially together so as to allowinsertion of the ends into the panel. The members may then be releasedso that ends 33 and 34 are forced against surfaces 28 of holes 21. Thetip portions 42 and 43 of ends 33 and 34 extend outwardly in oppositedirections contacting the rear surface 26 of the panel. Ends 33 and 34extend through the front surface 27 of the panel and are integrallyconnected to downwardly extending support rods 37 and 38 which abutagainst surface 27. Each support-rod extends outwardly and then inwardlyalong surface 27 forming generally closed circles 47 and beingintegrally attached to upwardly extending rods 40 and 41 which alsocontact surface 27. The upwardly extending rods 40 and 41 are in thesame plane as support rods 37 and 38 and are perpendicular to horizontalends 33 and 34. It is to be noted that support rods 37 and 38 areadjacent ends 33 and 34 and are positioned between the ends and theupwardly extending rods 40 and 41.

Members 31 and 32 form a hanger portion 49 which may be circular asshown in FIG. 2, V-shaped as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 .or U-shaped asshown in FIG. 6. Of course, hanger portion 49 may be configured in avariety of different shapes. The outwardly turned tip portions 42 and 43cooperate with support rods 37 and 38 to stabilize the hanger whendownward force is applied to hanger portion 49. The tip portions aregenerally parallel with and spaced apart from the support rods adistance approximately equal to the thickness of panel 20. In addition,rods 40 and 41 converge from support rods 37 and 38 to hanger portion 49contacting surface 27 thereby providing further stability to the hanger.It is to be noted that the distance 44 (FIG. 6) between the ends whenunbiased is greater than the horizontal distance 22 between the panelperforations. Thus, the hanger may be squeezed and then the ends may beinserted into the panel perforations. The distance 22 between theperforations may be varied greatly as long as it is smaller thandistance 44. Thus, the hanger disclosed herein may be mounted to avariety of panels having difierent spacings between the perforations.

As previously mentioned, hanger portion 49 may be configured in variousshapes depending upon the application. The hanger of FIG. 2 shows agenerally circular hanger portion which may be used as a guide forencircling a bottle or container which is resting atop a second hangersuch as the hanger shown in FIG. 3. The hanger of FIG. 2 may be alsoutilized to hold the handle of a screwdriver or other similar tool. Thehangers of FIGS. 3 through 7 are identical to the hanger described andshown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the exception of the configuration of hangerportion 49.. The hanger shown in FIG. 3 has a generally V-shaped hangerportion 49 with members 31 and 32 being spaced apart at all times butconverging along the length of the hanger portion and being integrallyconnected together at the outermost point of the hanger portion. Thehanger of FIG. 4 has converging members 31 and 32 which touch at alocation 51 approximately one-third to one-half the length of theportion extending outwardly away from the panel. FIG. 5 illustrates aside view of the hanger of FIG. 4 and illustrates that the hangerportion 49 has a generally horizontal section 53 and an upward turnedsection 52 which is configured as a hook for receiving an object such asa coat. The hanger shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has a generally U-shapedhanger portion 49 which has a horizontal section 54 extending a shortdistance away from the panel being joined to a downwardly and upwardlyextending section 55 configured as a book. The hanger of FIGS. 6 and 7may thus be utilized to hang an object, for example, which has a closedrope handle.

FIG. 8 shows a portion of a panel having perforations different from theperforations shown in FIG. 1. Each perforation has a horizontal slot 23with a circular opening 24 bisecting the slot. The hangers previouslydescribed and illustrated may also be mounted to a panel such as isshown in FIG. 8 as well as panels having a variety of different sizedand configured holes. The hangers being made from wire may be bent andreconfigured thereby allowing for the adjustment of the spring force.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in thedrawing and foregoing description, the same is to be considered asillustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood thatonly the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that allchanges and modifications that come within the spirit of the inventionare desired to be protected.

The invention claimed is:

l. A hanger mountable to a peg board comprising:

first and second members connected together and having ends springbiased apart, said members having downwardly extending support rodsadiitffwrfiif iflo ie iifi 'iiiiii' 532% 5%.??? direction away from saidends, said support rods abutting said board and supporting said hangerportion when said ends extend through said board said members havingupwardly extending rods adjacent and perpendicular to said ends andparallel with said support rods,

said ends having outwardly turned tip portions and said tip portions andsaid support rods being spaced apart a distance approximately equal tothe board thickness and cooperatively securing the hanger to said board.

2. A hanger of claim 1 wherein said hanger portion extends horizontallyfrom said upwardly extending rods and thence downwardly and thencehorizontally.

3. The hanger of claim 3 wherein:

said support rods are each configured in a general closed circle and arepositioned between said ends and said upwardly extending rods whichconverge toward said hanger portion.

4. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said hanger portion forms a circularguide.

5. The hanger of claim I wherein said first and second member are spacedapart and converge at the outermost segment of said hanger portion.

6. The hanger of claim 1 wherein:

said first and second members converge in a generally V-shapedconfiguration, said first and second member are in contact fromtheoutermost end of said hanger portion to a point approximately locatedmidway to said board, and said first and second members extend outwardlyaway from said board andupwardly into a hook configuration.

7. The hanger of claim 3 wherein:

said hanger portion extends horizontally from said ends and thendownwardly and upwardly in a hook configuration.

8. The hanger of claim 3 in combination with a peg board wall panelhaving a pair of perforations spaced apart a distance less then thedistance between said ends in the unbiased position, said panel having arear surface contacting said tip portion and a front surface contactingsaid support rods and upwardly extending rods.

9. The hanger combination of claim 9 wherein:

said perforations each have a horizontal slot with a circular openingbisecting said slot; and,

said hanger is a single formed wire.

1. A hanger mountable to a peg board comprising: first and secondmembers connected together and having ends spring biased apart, saidmembers having downwardly extending support rods adjacent said ends anda hanger portion extending outwardly above said support rods and in adirection away from said ends, said support rods abutting said board andsupporting said hanger portion when said ends extend through said boardsaid members having upwardly extending rods adjacent and perpendicularto said ends and parallel with said support rods, said ends havingoutwardly turned tip portions and said tip portions and said supportrods being spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the boardthickness and cooperatively securing the hanger to said board.
 2. Ahanger of claim 1 wherein said hanger portion extends horizontally fromsaid upwardly extending rods and thence downwardly and thencehorizontally.
 3. The hanger of claim 3 wherein: said support rods areeach configured in a general closed circle and are positioned betweensaid ends and said upwardly extending rods which converge toward saidhanger portion.
 4. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said hanger portionforms a circular guide.
 5. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said first andsecond member are spaced apart and converge at the outermost segment ofsaid hanger portion.
 6. The hanger of claim 1 wherein: said first andsecond members converge in a generally V-shaped configuration, saidfirst and second member are in contact from the outermost end of saidhanger portion to a point approximately located midway to said board,and said first and second members extend outwardly away frOm said boardand upwardly into a hook configuration.
 7. The hanger of claim 3wherein: said hanger portion extends horizontally from said ends andthen downwardly and upwardly in a hook configuration.
 8. The hanger ofclaim 3 in combination with a peg board wall panel having a pair ofperforations spaced apart a distance less then the distance between saidends in the unbiased position, said panel having a rear surfacecontacting said tip portion and a front surface contacting said supportrods and upwardly extending rods.
 9. The hanger combination of claim 9wherein: said perforations each have a horizontal slot with a circularopening bisecting said slot; and, said hanger is a single formed wire.